The country is on the brink of utter financial, social and political meltdown. National debt stands at a tidy 150% of GDP. The Government of Greece has finally realised that they cannot carry on the way things are. Something must be done. So they have introduced a tough, but necessary austerity package which aims to bring national debt down and reduce unemployment (which currently stands at 17%). However, many of the people of Greece liked the way things were. Where money was given out almost freely to whoever wanted it and the retirement age stood at 50. These people do not see that their problems are only going to get worse if this state of affairs carries on. At some point, they will have to face the music, and that is their problem; they are happy to go and throw bricks at the police but when it comes down to it, they have no real alternative to the measures proposed by the Government.